[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5238 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5238

     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
 adjustments in Medicare payments for imaging services made by section 
               5102 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2006

Mrs. McCarthy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
 adjustments in Medicare payments for imaging services made by section 
               5102 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF MEDICARE PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMAGING 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.-- Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-4), as amended by section 5102 of the Deficit Reduction 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4); and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)--
                    (A) clause (ii)(II), by striking ``clauses (iv) and 
                (v)'' and inserting ``clause (iv)'';
                    (B) in the heading of clause (iv), by striking ``of 
                certain additional expenditures''; and
                    (C) by striking clause (v).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective with respect to fee schedules established beginning with 2007 
and for services furnished on or after January 1, 2007.
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